Without a strong democracy, it is increasingly difficult for LGBTQ people, as well as other historically underrepresented groups, to gain further progress and to defend against escalating attacks on their rights. When comparing the data of MAP’s two primary projects —the LGBTQ Equality Maps and the Democracy Maps — which track state laws and policies across the country, this connection becomes even more evident. The distribution of states into various levels of progress on the Equality Maps and Democracy Maps show similar patterns for both the struggle for equality and voting rights.
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